Violence and Verdict

In this episode, Tayla and guest and sister, Kelsey, discuss the Parkland School shooting in Florida and the notorious Golden State Killer who was caught in his 70's, forty years after committing hundreds of heinous crimes and murders. 

In this episode, Tayla talks about a mass shooting in 2020 where a 16-year old son named CJ Haynie murdered almost his entire family. Guest-host, Brittany, tells the riveting story of the Black Widow, Stacy Castor, and the unforgivable poisonings of various family members by her. 

In this episode, we discuss the murder of Kitty Genovese which lead to the psychological term "the Bystander Effect" being coined and explored. We also talk about the horrific mass shooting of Black civilians by a white supremacist in Apartheid South Africa. 

In this last episode of our first season, Tayla recounts the incredible story of survivor Elizabeth Smart as she uses her fortitude, resilience, and wits to escape the capture of religious fanatics Brian Mitchell and Wanda Barzee after 9 months of imprisonment. Tayla uses as much of Elizabeth's own words from her testimony in court to walk us through the entire famous story, giving her as much of a voice as possible. 

Season 1 Finale Part 1
In our 19th episode, Mckenna takes a deep dive into the horrific abduction, torture, and murder of 12-year old Shanda Sharer. What motivated 4 teenage girls to do this? Jealousy. Listen to hear the full story! 

In this episode, we talk about the turbulent, violent personality and actions of Katherine Knight, the first woman to be sentenced to life without possibility of parole in Australia. She was also responsible for several police officers quitting their jobs the day her crime was discovered. We also talk about the attempted murder of Mary Jo Buttafuoco by 17 year old Amy Fisher, and the irresponsibility of the adults that surrounded this case, including the media frenzy.

We've got a doozy for you this week. We talk about the serial murders of vulnerable, Black men by political mega-donor, Ed Buck. We also dive into one of the most gruesome cases of kidnapping, rape, torture and murder by David Parker Ray, the Toy Box Killer. 

In this episode, we talk about two different mothers. The first, Diane Downs, drove her car of injured and dying children who had just been shot to the hospital and suspicious behavior ensued. The other, Patty Stallings, had two newborn sons taken from her as the hospital suspected poisoning. A shocking end is revealed!

In this episode, we learn about the deadliest mass shooting to ever occur in a private home in American history, the murder of Leonard Ruppert the second and his entire family by his brother, James. We also puzzle over the stabbing of Robert Wone and the pieces of the story that simply don't fit together. The more we learned about this case, the more questions we had. 

In this episode, we talk about the surprisingly international murder of Anthony "Dale" Pike on US soil, and we delve into the infamous Lizzie Borden axe-murder case and the shocking acquittal that has everyone second-guessing.